Admiral in the Azure World

Chapter 13 Salinger

Starting in the morning, around ten o'clock in the evening of the next day, the Huangjiang River finally reached Jialan Island.Looking at the plains under the moonlight in front of him, his heart was suddenly filled with heroic feelings.

Is this my future island?
As the breeze blew by, the grass reflecting the moonlight swayed with the wind, drawing waves of moonlight one after another.

The ship was moored in front of the only pier on Jialan Island, and Huang Jiang decided to land on the island tomorrow.

It was pitch black on Gloria Island, and then the moonlight could barely make out dozens of scattered houses in the distance.Due to the rampant mirages nearby, the benefits of fishing are not optimistic, and there is a risk of death if you are not careful, so young people have fled to more promising islands.

Most of those who stay on the island are middle-aged and elderly people who cannot leave their hometown. Most of them make a living by fishing. A small number of them graze on the grassland of Jialan Island and raise some cattle and sheep, which is enough to feed the family. wear.

Therefore, the problems faced by Huang Jiang are very serious, such as mirage, economy, and people's livelihood. Without funding, he must rely on his own strength to develop Jialan Island.

Seeing Jialan's miserable situation, Huang Jiang finally discarded the last trace of worry in his heart, opened the sea fog, and found the entrance to the black market at the bottom of the forum.

He hung up a damage pipe.

The price is 500 crystals.

And described the function of the damage control in detail and even with an exaggerated tone, even though most of this function came from his guess.

He once considered borrowing a sum of money from Andersen.

But Anduo is the deacon of the Tulip Territory after all, and if he wants to temporarily get Jialan out of trouble, the funds required are not a small amount. If Anduo had such a strong wealth, he would not live on Jimu Island.

He thought, and opened his notebook.

The one closest to Jialan is actually Cycad Island, but Cycad Island belongs to Milton's iron ore producing area. Although it belongs to him in name, Huang Jiang also knows very well that unless his strength is close to Milton, otherwise, in terms of just one law, There is no difference between the righteousness of a fart and a more fragrant fart.

However, Sutie Island is temporarily unavailable, but it does not mean that I cannot use this geographical location to do something.

In terms of location, the closest ones to Sutie Island are Mu Island and Jialan Island.

Among them, there may be some articles that can be written.

It was getting late, and the fireflies turned off the lights dissatisfied.

"Sister Renren said that staying up late is not good for the Admiral's health," she said.

Huang Jiang shook his head helplessly and had to go back to his bed to sleep.

The next morning, the ship entered the harbor.

The residents of Gloriosa observed the island curiously in the early morning mist.No outside ships have entered the port here for several months.

The sailor dropped the anchor expertly.

After getting off the ship, he chatted with the captain. Both of them were very lucky that they only encountered one mirage along the way, and it was solved by Firefly with a torpedo, so he had a little more military merit on his account.

"Is it okay for you to go back like this?" Huang Jiang asked. After all, this section of the route is still somewhat risky.

"The deacon asked us to pick up Mr. Salinger and bring back some wool from Gloria Island, which can also be considered as earning some coal money. When we return, Miss Haipingxing will come out to help." The captain told the arrangement. .

Huang Jiang felt relieved and bid him farewell on the pier.

After walking through the village, we arrived at Salinger's Deacon House within a few steps.Similar to the style of Tsumushima, the gate faces the three-story office building, but the armed renovation room next to it looks a bit old.

Entering the door, he met Salinger who came to greet him after receiving the message.

Salinger was very excited and pulled Huang Jiang to say something at the door.

"Let's go in and talk." Huang Jiang said, "I still want to ask you about Jialan's question."

Even the captain who sent him had heard of Salinger's deeds.

The captain even said that Salinger's star did not die in battle, but died from exhaustion because there were so many mirages on Gloria Island.

Although this is an exaggerated rumor among the people, it also shows the bad situation of Jialan.

Salinger is nearly middle-aged, but his hair is already streaked with gray.In him, Huang Jiang could not see the shrewdness that a businessman should have at all, only a faint sadness.

He was very haggard, even showing a vicissitude befitting his age.This is a man who sold all his property to protect Jialan in order to succeed his best friend.Before that, he didn't even have anything to do with Gloria Island. He was born in Blue Flower Dan, and his business in the first half of his life stopped at Jimu Island. If it weren't for that deacon, he wouldn't even set foot on Gloria Island again.

It was such a person who protected Jialan for eight years.

This is the person Huang Jiang admires, because it is impossible for him to persist for so long under the same conditions, and he will not even make such a ridiculous decision.

Admiration often comes from the fact that you can’t do it.

Huang Jiang followed Salinger to the office on the third floor.Along the way, he had begun to chatter about various situations in Jialan, while Huang Jiang listened carefully and took notes in his heart.

The current population of Jialan Island is less than 100 people, most of whom are middle-aged and elderly people. Except for one village, most of the entire island is grassland that was seen before. Such a population is not enough to attract foreign merchant ships.

Therefore, if you want to attract businessmen, you must find other ways.

However, the top priority is to eliminate the nearby mirages, at least not to allow them to cut off the channel here anytime and anywhere.

"There are still some resources in the warehouse. Although the refurbishment equipment has been used too much and is a bit outdated, it can still operate normally. I hope you don't dislike it."

"You mean!" Huang Jiang stood up excitedly, he was worried about the affairs of the deacon's mansion all the way.

"I already knew about your situation when the Federation sent the notice." Salinger said, "You and I both know the Federation's attitude towards Gloria Island. If you leave the Deacon's Mansion, you may not be willing to leave the Deacon's Mansion. Money. Without the equipment for renovation, it will be difficult for you to carry out work here. If I retire this time, I have no intention of coming back. This Deacon's Mansion is of no use to me, so I might as well give it to you. ”

"But this is after all..." Huang Jiang felt that he had nothing to repay.

"I am not expected to do business, and the money is completely inherited from the family business. To say that I am ashamed is to be ashamed of my ancestors." Salinger said.

"You don't need to be burdened. This is a gift from me. If you want to say something in return..." He was silent for a while, "When you have the ability, let's wipe out the mirages around here."

Salinger sighed:
"Hai Yingxing, you are a good girl."

As he spoke, he took out a notepad from the cabinet, which contained his summary of the situation on Gloriosa Island.

Together with this deacon's mansion, it was given to Huangjiang.

"Then what are your plans in the future?" Huang Jiang took it and asked.

"Go back to Blue Flower Pill. After all, it is my hometown. It has been a long time since I went back."

Salinger had no wife or children. After his parents died, Hae Yingxing was his last companion.

"Go become a teacher." Huang Jiang suggested.

"teacher?"

"In the Deacon Academy, there are not many teachers with actual combat experience. I think they are very happy to accept an old deacon who has been fighting Mirage for eight years." Huang Jiang said, "When you teach students, they will kill Mirage. From a certain perspective, it can be considered as your achievement.”

"It's a good idea."

That afternoon, Salinger boarded Andersen's ship and left Gloria Island.

When leaving, all the residents of Jialan Island gathered around the pier, waving goodbye to the deacon who had protected them for eight years.

Huang Jiang stood on a small slope, and Salinger's notes, filled with information about Jialan, were turning in the wind. Each page was full of diagrams, tables, data, and suggestions. Salinger put all he knew into it. Everything that can be done is condensed inside.

Watching the back of the ship carrying Salinger leaving, watching the white steam rising straight into the sky.

A sense of mission arose in Huang Jiang's heart.

It finally made him feel a real connection with the world for the first time.

Eliminate the mirage and develop Jialan.

"Snapped!"

Huang Jiang closed the notebook.

(End of this chapter)